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HISTORY OF
THE FIRST PERRON FAMILIES
IN AMERICA
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HISTORY |
In France, there are many Perons and Perrons. In the 17th century, the name was spelled Peron with only one "r". There were also other variants such as: Pairon, Payron, Pesron, Peyron, Pezron.
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It is said that the name Perron came from Pierre, its earliest meaning being "grosse pierre" or large rock. In several languages, Peron is a hypocoristic or diminutive form of Pierre: P(i)eron, P(i)erron (ex.: a nickname: Eddy for Edward). |
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Among the Perrons' French ancestors, several had surprising nicknames: Flamme; Lagiroflée; Lavertus; Lecarme; Lorrain; Suire. Others took the name Perron: Dugrenier; Desnoyers. |
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Nowadays we know that a small branch of Perrons comes from Jacques Desnoyers, and a much bigger branch comes from Joseph Dugrenier, but the biggest is that of Daniel Perron dit Suire. |
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THE PERRON dit SUIRE FAMILY |
Daniel Suire never did things like anybody else. He was born out of wedlock 25 November 1638. His parents, François Peron and Jeanne Suire, were both Protestants from La Rochelle. In 1662, Daniel embarked for New France where he settled. In 1663, he renounced Calvinism, and upon learning this, his father, filled with hatred, disowned him. |
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Daniel married Louise Gargotin 26 February 1664. They had six childen. After his father's death, Daniel took the name Peron to which the Catholic society of New France added a second "r". Throughout his lifetime Daniel Perron dit Suire appeared many times before the jurisdictional courts of the time and gave more importance to fighting with words than tilling the land. |
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He enjoyed speechifying, debating, protesting; nothing met with his approval. As for his farmwork he did just enough to provide his family with basic comfort. He died at the age of 39, 22 February 1678, in L'Ange-Gardien.
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THE DUGRENIER dit PERRON FAMILY |
The Dugrenier dit Perron family came from Rouen, Normandy. On June 2nd 1707, Pierre, son of Germain du Grenier and Marie Bucquet, married Suzanne Huault in the parish of Saint-Maclou, Rouen. His second marriage to Thérèse Grenet took place 2 August 1711, in the same parish church. From that union Joseph was born around 1720. |
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Having left his native Normandy under unknown circumstances, Joseph settled in New France and married Marie-Anne Jacques, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Ambroise Chalifour, 5 February 1742 in the first chapel (1737) of Saint-Joseph, Beauce. He was one the pioneers of that parish. The couple had 11 children. When Joseph died 20 May 1770, he was about 50 years old. |
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THE DESNOYERS dit PERRON FAMILY |
Jacques Desnoyers dit Lajeunesse was born around 1656 and is said to be from La Rochelle. A soldier in the "Compagnie de Marin de la Malgue", he married Marie-Anne Goguet (Jean Grou's widow) 26 October 1693; she was the daughter of Pierre and Louise Garnier of Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montreal. They had five children. |
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The couple lived in the house left to her by Jean Grou. Marie-Anne died in October 1730, and Jacques in September 1735. We still don't know the reason why one of Jacques' descendants took the name Perron in the middle of the 18th century. |
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This History reprinted with permission of the L'ASSOCIATION DES FAMILLES PERRON D'AMÉRIQUE |
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